….weeping willow by the lake in the winter
Sunday Trees – February 20, 2022
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Category Archives: In the Neighbourhood
Silent Sunday – February 20, 2022
The Odd Man Out – Square Odds
….thanks to Becky B for hosting Square Odds, here’s mine for Feb. 19, 2022https://beckybofwinchester.com/2022/02/19/the-square-odds-19/
Despite the very cold weather a large gaggle of geese and ducks were swimming close to the beach over at Col. Sam Smith Park yesterday. Right in the middle of this group of waterfowl was a lone swan.
Pull Up a Seat – February 18, 2022
…thanks to XingFu Mama for hosting Pull Up a Seat https://xingfumama.blog/2022/02/18/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-2022-week-7/
Park Benches in the Winter
Odd Sentiments – Square Odds
….found these ‘sentiments’ hanging in the bushes down at the park
Sentiments is the word a passerby used when I pointed out these wreaths hanging from the shrubs at the edge of the park. What I found even more odd was that each wreath had a ring either hanging on the wreath or hanging on a branch close by. I have no idea what the sentiment symbolizes or whom it represents. Has anyone out there seen something like this before and do you know what they represent?
Thanks to Becky B. for hosting Square Odds https://beckybofwinchester.com/2022/02/18/the-square-odds-18/
Abandoned Sneakers in the Snow – Odd?
…thanks to Becky B for hosting Square Odds – https://beckybofwinchester.com/2022/02/16/the-square-odds-16/
It’s one thing to find abandoned shoes in the good weather but when you see two pair of relatively new running shoes nestled in the snow it makes you wonder what the owners were thinking. It turns out that these were next to an outdoor skating rink but I still found it odd that the shoes were left outside when there is an indoor facility next to the rink where you can change and store boots and shoes.
Soon after I took this photo the owners came by and quickly retrieved their sneakers. I’m sure they thought it was odd that I was taking a photo of their shoes.
Wordless Wednesday – February 16, 2022
Water, Water Everywhere – February 16, 2022
….thanks Jez for hosting Water, Water Everywhere https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/02/14/solitary-duckling-water-water-everywhere-114/
When the sun shines and the winds are minimal I love to walk along the shores of this Great Lake. Even when the temperatures are sitting at -10 degrees celsius the walk is very mediative. The lake rarely freezes because it is so deep but on a day like this when the water is perfectly still it is so clear that you can see the bottom close to the shore.
Who Does This? Square Odds for February 15, 2022
….a discovery I made on my walk yesterday
It was cold and icy but I decided to walk along the path in front of the lake. With the fluctuating temperatures we’ve been having the cleared paths had filled in with melting snow, which froze and then melted again and then froze again so the nature paths were no longer clear. Instead they were like skating rinks and today and they were dusted with a fine layer of freshly fallen snow. It made for a somewhat treacherous walk.
I carefully walked along the path trying to avoid any icy patches but it was near impossible. There was a set of footprints in the snow that I tried to follow but the owner of these prints didn’t have much luck missing the ice either. About 100 metres into the walk along the lake I came upon a very odd sight. There in front of me was a tripod set up in the snow. No camera and no owner anywhere to be seen. Who does that? Set up a tripod and then walk away.
Square Odds – Playing it Safe
….even being outdoors this flamingo insists on wearing his mask
Thanks to Becky B for hosting Square Odds https://beckybofwinchester.com/2022/02/14/the-square-odds-14/
Mama Cormier 